JAMES BANISTER COMBO : STATES S-141 w/Alfred Harris hca

$

172

JAMES BANISTER COMBO on STATES S-141

• Titles are 'Gold Digger' b/w 'Blues And Trouble' - great harmonica by Alfred 'Blues King' Harris on side 2 especially.....................................................................................................................The most down-home blues session ever recorded by Leonard Allen featured harmonica player Alfred "Blues King" Harris and drummer James Bannister. The rest of the band on this August 9 session consisted of Earl Dranes (guitar), along with an unidentified second guitarist and bass player. Bannister got the vocals on "Blues and Trouble" and "Gold Digger," which were the only titles to be released from the session at the time; Bannister had made unissued recordings for Sun in Memphis and for Chess before cutting this session for States; he normally worked with saxophonists, not harmonica players. Bannister left the blues club scene in the early 1960s, after going into trances on the bandstand that convinced him that he was receiving divine signals; he dedicated himself to the church and forswore the blues. Harris, who could sing in the B. B. King manner and often billed himself as Blues King (as though "King" were his last name, and B. B. a relative), made one track for Modern in Memphis and later put out a single on J. Mayo Williams' low-circulation Ebony label. He was booked into the Be-Bop Club for 6 months (contract accepted and filed by Local 208 on June 17, 1954) when Allen recorded him. Harris dropped off the Chicago scene after 1959 and his later movements are untraced. The quality of the music they made for States indicates that these musicians did not deserve the obscurity into which they fell.......................................thanks to http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/unitedstates2.html
• Here are the details:

1. The record is in V+ condition with some scuffs and very light crackle.

2. The white promo labels are fine

3. Shipping within the US will be between $6.00 and $8.00 priority or $3.50 media mail - you choose. Rates outside the US will be advised but please be aware that surface mail has now been scrapped as a result of recent changes. Insurance is a further $1.65 up to $50 cover if you require it. If you plan to bid on more than one item I am more than happy to combine shipping to save you money. If you plan to bid on more than one item I am more than happy to combine shipping to save you money.

4. Full refund is given for any reason if goods are returned within 10 days of receipt

• Mail me if you would like further information

Sell all your items in every auction with Andale Gallery